El café is a short video conversation about coffee in Spanish. Coffee is an important part of the economy and…
Season 3 of the Spanish series Buena gente follows Sandra and Alejandro as they deal with new neighbors and prepare…
Spanish jokes add a little humor to learning the language. In addition, you can learn vocabulary, verb forms and culture…
To develop Spanish listening skills, learners need hours of exposure to spoken language. In addition, the language has to be…
La salud is a short video conversation about not feeling well. With this video students learn Spanish health vocabulary, how…
Spanish learners need to hear language in context, and everyone loves an entertaining story. With that in mind, we created…
This Día de los Muertos video is a short conversation about building a Day of the Dead altar. This tradition is…
Guessing games and fruit are two of our favorite things. Why not combine them for some language learning? Here are…
We know that language learning depends on comprehensible input through reading and listening. So, why not incorporate both kinds of…
Los útiles escolares is a video conversation about school supplies. Talking about classroom supplies and objects is an important part…
Today we are sharing our July 2019 activity calendars in Spanish. We also have some wonderful news. This weekend, we…
La ropa is a video conversation in Spanish about what to wear. Talking about what clothes to wear to an…
La hora is a short video conversation about daily activities and time in Spanish. Because talking about routines is a…
Poner la mesa is a short video conversation about setting the table in Spanish. Everyday tasks like table setting are…
Our short video conversations are a fun way to expose kids to natural language. One of our favorite videos is…
Summer activity calendars let kids discover something new each day. Spanish calendars also divide language learning into manageable bites, so…
The Spanish Words Kids Love videos use short sentences, repetition and beautiful images of Mexico to teach important verbs and…
Kids love fruit and eat a lot of it, so they like to learn fruit in Spanish. Here are some…
Spanish learners need to hear lots of comprehensible language and then read texts with the same target structures. Below you…
Spanish tongue twisters, or trabalenguas, are authentic language and packed with culture. Try learning a new tongue twister in Spanish…
There is no denying the power of Spanish shows for learning Spanish vocabulary and expressions. We get involved with the…
I love apple activities in Spanish. For my classes, apples fit perfectly into a more general fall theme. Below you’ll…
We created the Spanish YouTube series Buena Gente for language learners. These Spanish videos for beginners teach everyday language in…
In this post, one of my favorite educators shares how to use videos to teach Spanish. Spanish Playground is pleased…
The most basic functions of a phone are useful tools for learning language. Try these 5 creative, interactive ways to…
I like activity calendars because I always appreciate a list of suggestions and new ideas. It is like making dinner;…
Video offers a world of language and culture, and of course we can use video to teach listening comprehension skills…
Video is a wonderful source of language for young learners. With video, students can hear different native speaker voices supported…
Teaching listening is important. Listening takes tons of practice, and we need to teach it with attention to developing key…
Young native speakers of Spanish are creating content for YouTube, and their work is an excellent resource for kids learning…
New Spanish language books, games, music or toys are excellent gifts for kids. Speaking and learning a language is fun…
Aren’t comics cool? They use interesting characters, action, and graphics to make the story come alive. Spanish comics make excellent…
This easy card trick is framed as a story about three thieves. With a couple of simple props, it is…
The Learn Spanish with Pictures activities are a fun way to speak Spanish with children. I added audio of the…
My Peruvian son-in-law, Jorge, does a simple magic trick little children love. Our family was together in Mexico over winter…
Semillitas is a Spanish language cable television channel from SomosTV. It offers educational and culturally rich content for preschoolers. If…
Are you looking for a way to share Puerto Rican culture with children? The award-winning series Families of the World…
There are tropical forests in many Spanish-speaking countries. As kids learn about the rainforest, they explore geography and culture, as…
It’s summer, and the vegetables are delicious! It is an excellent time to talk to kids about vegetables in Spanish…
BookBox creates animated books with Same Language Subtitling (SLS) to support reading and literacy development around the world. Language learners…
Have your kids met Noah? He is the protagonist of the PBS KIDS digital series Oh Noah!, designed to introduce…
Calico Spanish is a wonderful elementary Spanish curriculum. In addition to their classroom and homeschool materials, they offer an excellent…
YouTube is a fabulous source of authentic language for young Spanish learners. Of course, you have to select the videos…
Dibujo rítmico, or rhythmic drawing, is one of the most original language learning ideas I’ve seen in a long time…
With this printable activity, kids practice vocabulary and the Spanish vowels. The words on the printable are introduced and used…
With this printable activity, kids practice vocabulary and the Spanish vowel sounds. The Spanish clothing vocabulary on the printable is…
I just watched Worlds Together Cuba, a beautiful 25-minute documentary released in anticipation of Hispanic Heritage Month. It is part…
Video clips with the sound turned off are a wonderful resource for speaking activities. They provide images to talk about…
Los medios de transporte is a video in the Spanish Words Kids Love series from Spanish Playground. This short video…
La ropa is a video in the Spanish Words Kids Love series from Spanish Playground. This short video teaches Spanish…
This vowel song and video are perfect for introducing kids to the Spanish vowels. They are by Atiempo Preescolar, a…
Las verduras is a video in the Spanish Words Kids Love series from Spanish Playground. These short videos teach essential…
With ¿Qué tiene?, a video in the Spanish Words Kids Love series, kids practice tener and everyday vocabulary. The Spanish…
The Spanish Words Kids Love video Los juguetes del mercado teaches fun words in context with beautiful images of a…
Spanish Words Kids Love is a set of videos from Spanish Playground that teach language in context. The videos are…
The new Thomas and Friends DVD has a Christmas title, Santa’s Little Engine, but kids will watch the 5 episodes…
This month, many of us are talking about Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, with our children…
Kids can practice listening to Spanish with this short description of a common food. They try to guess the word…
Debajo de un botón (Under A Button) is a traditional Spanish song for children. Kids love it because it is…
In Spanish, The Itsy Bitsy Spider is La araña pequeñita, La itzi bitzi araña, Winsy, winsy araña or Wichi, wichi…